
Empire
A powerful family drama about the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne.
Empire
A powerful family drama about the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne.
Empire
A powerful family drama about the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne.

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Lucious Lyon's reign as the head of Empire Entertainment has been unchallenged for years. But all that changes when he learns he has a disease and must choose one of his three sons to take over: Andre, Jamal or Hakeem. Complicating matters is their mother and Lucious' ex-wife, Cookie, who emerges from prison to claim her share.

Episode 1: Pilot
Lucious Lyon is the head of a music empire whose reign has been unchallenged for years. But all that...

Episode 2: The Outspoken King
Lucious has to defend Empire's IPO launch after one of his artists is involved in a shooting; Cookie...

Episode 3: The Devil Quotes Scripture
The Lyons head to Philadelphia and get a taste of what their life could have been if Lucious hadn't...

Episode 4: False Imposition
Lucious attempts to steal a super-hot, chart-topping artist from his rival at Safe House Records. Me...

Episode 5: Dangerous Bonds
Cookie receives an anonymous gift from an admirer that she believes might be a veiled threat from a...

Episode 6: Out, Damned Spot
Vernon is caught in the middle of a very sticky situation. Meanwhile, Jamal is rising to stardom, bu...

Episode 7: Our Dancing Days
Tension mounts between Hakeem and Jamal, as Lucious attempts to brand Empire Entertainment as a tigh...

Episode 8: The Lyon's Roar
It’s time for the Lyon family to come together and record a legacy album with Lucious, Hakeem and Ja...

Episode 9: Unto the Breach
It's an all-out war when Cookie uncovers Anika's big backstabbing secret, and Lucious must come face...

Episode 10: Sins of the Father
Andre forms a new musical relationship with Michelle, and a woman from Lucious' past, Angie, comes i...

Episode 11: Die But Once
Jamal and Lucious are on their way to forming a music-centered relationship, but once again, Lucious...

Episode 12: Who I Am
Hakeem decides to flirt with the enemy, while trying to figure out what the best move is for his car...
The second season picks up three months after the shocking arrest and incarceration of Empire Entertainment head Lucious Lyon. Knowing Lucious won’t be held much longer in prison, Cookie and her allies within the Lyon family make a desperate attempt to seize control of the company. But as the Lyons continue to battle each other, a bigger external threat emerges that could force them to unite.

Episode 1: The Devils Are Here
Still in federal lockup, Lucious is trying to run Empire from inside, while a headline-grabbing stat...

Episode 2: Without a Country
Cookie and her cohorts decide to start their own small record label, but it’s off to a bumpy start a...

Episode 3: Fires of Heaven
Anika secretly work together behind Lucious’ back to pull off a surprise performance that catches th...

Episode 4: Poor Yorick
The Lyons are still split into warring factions, but they all decide to shoot a music video that wil...

Episode 5: Be True
Over at Lyon Dynasty, Cookie and Anika work together with Laz to throw “Cookie Lyon’s Block Party,”...

Episode 6: A High Hope for a Low Heaven
Lucious and Cookie must put aside their differences and work together as parents to protect their fa...

Episode 7: True Love Never
Lucious begins to strategize the ascension of Empire from record label into global music monolith, s...

Episode 8: My Bad Parts
Lucious, eager to assert his power, releases a rap by Freda challenging Hakeem as his heir. Not to b...

Episode 9: Sinned Against
Cookie and her sister, Candace, team up with a former prison mate to rescue their sister, Carol. Bac...

Episode 10: Et Tu, Brute
Lucious makes a reckless play for the streaming service that he believes will make him the most powe...

Episode 11: Death Will Have His Day
After losing the company he built, Lucious announces he will stop at nothing to regain his power, bu...

Episode 12: A Rose by Any Other Name
With Hakeem acting as Empire’s CEO, Camilla sinks her claws further and further into him. The rest o...

Episode 13: The Tameness of a Wolf
Tensions between Lucious and his sons continue to rise. Back at Lyon Dynasty, Lucious aims to direct...

Episode 14: Time Shall Unfold
Lucious releases his new music video, as he manipulates and sabotages those around him to regain his...

Episode 15: More Than Kin
With help from Andre, Lucious hosts a fundraiser, as part of his campaign to prove to the board that...

Episode 16: The Lyon Who Cried Wolf
A wrench is thrown into Lucious’ deeply personal music video about his mother, when Andre discovers...

Episode 17: Rise by Sin
Hakeem feels the pressure of his underwhelming fiancé, Laura, as he struggles to find a place for he...

Episode 18: Past Is Prologue
After a life-changing experience, Jamal refuses to make music until his family ends its seemingly en...
Lucious pursues his music legacy with his streaming service, while also clashing with his half-brother, Tariq, who is leading a federal task force investigating him. Cookie aims to start over, in pursuit of her own happiness with a new romantic interest. Meanwhile, the Lyon brothers struggle with fame and ambition, and the choices they face will become a battle for the soul of the Lyon family.

Episode 1: Light in Darkness
Lucious pursues his music legacy with his streaming service, while clashing with his half-brother, T...

Episode 2: Sin That Amends
In an attempt to cope with life after being shot, Jamal teams up with businessman Angelo Dubois, to...

Episode 3: What Remains Is Bestial
Cookie calls in a favor with mega-superstar Kitty to record a new song with Jamal, hoping he will ov...

Episode 4: Cupid Kills
Things heat up between Cookie and Angelo, so Lucious finally recognizes Angelo as a formidable rival...

Episode 5: One Before Another
Lucious and Andre are on high alert as they wait for Shine to retaliate after their latest business...

Episode 6: Chimes at Midnight
Empire is hacked and the leak creates feuds between artists and among the Lyon family. Andre takes a...

Episode 7: What We May Be
Cookie looks to Candace for tips on how to plan an elaborate family dinner that will impress Angelo'...

Episode 8: The Unkindest Cut
Andre sabotages Tiana's big appearance at a fashion edvent in an attempt to get Nessa into the spotl...

Episode 9: A Furnace For Your Foe
Cookie attempts to help Angelo appeal to the masses and win the mayoral bid, by hosting a free park...

Episode 10: Sound & Fury
After launching a deadly missile at Angelo, Lucious announces his new music project, Inferno, and pu...

Episode 11: Play On
Cookie tries to move forward with Angelo, while struggling with guilt over her run-in with Lucious....

Episode 12: Strange Bedfellows
Angelo makes an unsettling discovery and is concerned that Cookie's past isn't in the past and will...

Episode 13: My Naked Villainy
Hakeem throws an epic 21st birthday party and live-streams it all on Empire Xstream. Meanwhile, susp...

Episode 14: Love Is a Smoke
Cookie gives Lucious unexpected news that makes him feel uneasy about the future. Hoping to make Coo...

Episode 15: Civil Hands Unclean
Angelo's relationship with Cookie turns toxic and leaves her questioning her decisions. Hakeem makes...

Episode 16: Absent Child
The Lyons fear that the Dubois family is to blame for their latest family crisis, so when no one is...

Episode 17: Toil and Trouble (1)
When Cookie is banned from Leviticus Vegas, she pulls together a team of her own allies to seek reve...

Episode 18: Toil and Trouble (2)
As Lucious gets ready to launch Empire Las Vegas with Giuliana at his side, Cookie pulls together he...

Episode 1: Noble Memory
In celebration of Empire's 20th Anniversary, Lucious makes his first public appearance since the exp...

Episode 2: Full Circle
With Leah still insisting that he is a monster, Lucious sneaks away in hopes of finding out what typ...

Episode 3: Evil Manners
When Cookie is denied a line of credit, she flashes back to her years in prison and compares her pas...

Episode 4: Bleeding War
The race is on when Cookie announces that the number one album for Empire's 20-For-20 will be a comp...

Episode 5: The Fool
When the secret about Lucious' memory is exposed, Cookie attempts to convince the board that he is f...

Episode 6: Fortune Be Not Crost
The Lyon family stands together as Anika and Hakeem begin a custody battle for Bella. Although they'...

Episode 7: The Lady Doth Protest
Production comes to a halt on Empire's 20-For-20 when Calvin and Portia, feeling overworked by their...

Episode 8: Cupid Painted Blind
Cookie and Lucious take matters into their own hands as they watch Diana DuBois' master scheme unfol...

Episode 9: Slave to Memory
Cookie and Lucious devise an elaborate plan to take down Diana Dubois and her family once and for al...

Episode 10: Birds in the Cage
Nurse Claudia takes her job to a new level, when she kidnaps Lucious. To find him, Cookie must race...

Episode 11: Without Apology
On the brink of a lucrative tech deal, Eddie realizes that he must work on rebranding Empire. Cookie...

Episode 12: Sweet Sorrow
A Lyon health scare shakes up Empire, as Cookie holds down the fort, in spite of it all. Both Andre...

Episode 13: Of Hardiness is Mother
Although Lucious pressures Cookie to take it easy, she can't help but take matters into her own hand...

Episode 14: False Face
Lucious and Thirsty try to squash Eddie's takeover by confronting him with legal papers. Cookie reca...

Episode 15: A Lean and Hungry Look
As Eddie fights for his place at Empire Entertainment and gets the board on his side, Lucious and Sh...

Episode 16: Fair Terms
When Cookie finally visits her mother, the two must confront their complicated past. Meanwhile, Luci...

Episode 17: Bloody Noses and Crack'd Crowns
Cookie and Lucious fight to keep Empire in the family, as they prepare a livestream concert to crowd...

Episode 18: The Empire Unpossess'd
As the Empire ownership bid presentation nears, Lucious must make a difficult decision to save the f...

Episode 1: Steal from the Thief
Two years after losing Empire to Eddie Barker, Cookie and Lucious are still in the midst of picking...

Episode 2: Pay for Their Presumptions
Cookie and Lucious learn the difficulties of launching an artist without Empire Entertainment's reso...

Episode 3: Pride
Cookie and Lucious push to get back in the music game, but they'll need the whole family and some ol...

Episode 4: Love All, Trust a Few
The Lyon family works to get back in their groove with a brand-new project underway. As Cookie and P...

Episode 5: The Depth of Grief
Lucious and Cookie prep their new artist Devon (guest star Mario) for a premiere listening party, bu...

Episode 6: What Is Done
In an effort to sign more artists, Cookie and Lucious make a bet to see who can find someone first....

Episode 7: Treasons, Stratagems, and Spoils
In an effort to bridge the gap between Lyon Family Management and Empire, Lucious must play nice wit...

Episode 8: Master of What is Mine Own
The cost of running Lyon Family Management starts to put pressure on Cookie and Lucious' relationshi...

Episode 9: Had It From My Father
The financial security of the Lyon family is on the line as their LFM showcase quickly approaches. K...

Episode 10: My Fault Is Past
With the control of Empire within reach again, the Lyons must pull out all the stops to prove Luciou...

Episode 11: In Loving Virtue
With the reputation of the family business on the line, the Lyons strategize on how to clean up King...

Episode 12: Shift and Save Yourself
Cookie is offered a career game-changer that would put her future in the family business in jeopardy...

Episode 13: Hot Blood, Hot Thoughts, Hot Deeds
When Empire launches its national tour in Philly, things heat up and egos clash. Jamal and Kai's rel...

Episode 14: Without All Remedy
After receiving news about Andre's health, the Lyon family does everything in its power to support h...

Episode 15: A Wise Father That Knows His Own Child
As the Feds close in on Empire, Jeff Kingsley seeks the truth about what really happened between Luc...

Episode 16: Never Doubt I Love
It's a special day for Jamal and Kai, but drama might ruin it when AUSA's Meghan Conway continues to...

Episode 17: My Fate Cries Out
Cookie gets picked up by AUSA Conway, while Lucious is visited by his past. Becky, Hakeem and Andre...

Episode 18: The Roughest Day
As Cookie and Lucious deal with each other's betrayals, they wonder if this could be the end for the...

Episode 1: What Is Love
Lucious, who is now a wanted fugitive, is on the run from the Feds. Cookie keeps busy by focusing on...

Episode 2: Got on My Knees to Pray
While Lucious is still on the run, Cookie confronts Damon about why he lied to her. Andre, who is de...

Episode 3: You Broke Love
While Lucious' plan to escape from the Feds finally comes to a head, Cookie finds herself in a dange...

Episode 4: Tell the Truth
A happy family occasion brings the Lyon family back together, but it becomes apparent that no one se...

Episode 5: Stronger Than My Rival
Lucious, still obsessed with his past, tries to make amends for his wrongdoings with an old friend....

Episode 6: Heart of Stone
Candace and Carol take Cookie on a girls' trip to Miami to have some fun and take her mind off Lucio...

Episode 7: Good Enough
After realizing that music is her real first love, Cookie makes moves to get back into the music wor...

Episode 8: Do You Remember Me
Upon taking her first steps back into music, Cookie discovers an artist with raw talent when Lucious...

Episode 9: Remember the Music
Hakeem raises concerns over Lucious’ changes to the Empire movie script, causing Lucious and Cookie...

Episode 10: Cold Cold Man
Cookie becomes frustrated with Lucious, who is struggling to accept that their relationship is over....

Episode 11: Can't Truss 'Em
The Lyons' world is turned upside down as they face a loss, which forces one Lyon to deal with an un...

Episode 12: Talk Less
Lucious hunts for a record deal for Yana, but is met with surprising feedback from the label execs....

Episode 13: Come Undone
Cookie continues to keep her secret from her sisters, but Lucious feels she needs to come clean in o...

Episode 14: I Am Who I Am
While on a road trip, Cookie, Candace and Carol take a painful trip down memory lane, shedding light...

Episode 15: Love Me Still
As their wedding day arrives, Teri's fears concerning Andre's temper continue to surface. Meanwhile,...

Episode 16: We Got Us
After witnessing Andre's breakdown, Cookie and Lucious have him committed to the same treatment faci...

Episode 17: Over Everything
Lucious continues to run Empire and discovers some of Andre's business missteps by way of Kelly Pate...

Episode 18: Home Is on the Way
In the midst of the Bossyfest launch and the fight to regain control of Empire, Cookie reflects on h...
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